Bangladesh women’s football captain Sabina Khatun has expressed optimism as her team prepares to compete in the inaugural SAFF Women’s Futsal Championship in Thailand. Despite limited preparation, Sabina said she is determined to achieve success and make the country proud. The tournament will begin on Tuesday with the Maldives-India match, while Bangladesh will start their campaign against India on Thursday.

Speaking at a press conference on Sunday, Sabina acknowledged that futsal is new for her team but emphasized their belief in performing well. She described representing Bangladesh as a matter of pride and reaffirmed the team’s strong commitment to the competition. Iranian coach Saeed Khodarahmi, who leads the Bangladesh women’s team, said his goal is to guide them toward future futsal World Cup qualification.

Khodarahmi thanked the AFC, AFF, and SAFF for organizing the event, noting that this is the first SAFF futsal tournament for women in South Asia. He added that all teams are on a similar level since futsal is new to everyone, and Bangladesh had only one month to select players, most of whom are footballers.